Essential Backbone.js
Essential Backbone.js
About the Book
Beginning at around 2009 - 2010 the "single page application" (SPA) built using open technologies (HTML5 and JavaScript) began to emerge for creating dynamic "app-like" experiences within web pages. However you use the web, chances are you have used an application built with technology that implements this interactive functionality. Backbone.js, the small, compact, dynamic JavaScript client-side application framework that helps you keep your JavaScriot organized and structured is part of the technologies that make these sorts of slick applications possible.
This book will show you all the essentials involved in creating an application in Backbone.js covering Backbone routers, models, collections, and views as well as communicating with the server via API calls and module loading with RequireJS. This book is great for the developer who maybe has some experience with writing a bit of JavaScript or jQuery code but has not yet ventured into the waters of SPA MVW (model-view-whatever) frameworks. This book is also great for the intermediate or seasoned JavaScript application developer who has maybe worked with other frameworks but has been tasked with working on a Backbone application and need a quick reference of working code and a high-level overview of the common components therein. This book will give you the essentials to get up and going (hopefully as fast as possible).
Wherever you are coming from, this book will give you everything you need to get on your way to creating rich, interactive apps with Backbone!
About the Author
Table of Contents
Preface
History
What is Backbone.js?
Benefits of Using Backbone.js
Who This Book Is For
Errata
Feedback
Chapter 1: Routers
New Routes
Parameters & Splats
Better Code Organization
Navigate
Summary
Chapter 2: Views
Setup
Events
Templates
Summary
Chapter 3: Models
Model Default Values
Initialize
Get & Set
Clone
Summary
Chapter 4: Collections
Add, Remove, & Reset
Get & Set
Summary
Chapter 5: Using Templates in Backbone.js
Underscrore Templates
Handlebars
Summary
Chapter 6: APIs and Backbone.js
What is an API?
API Integration with Backbone.js
Creating Our Own API With Slim PHP Framework
Client Side: Backbone.js
Summary
Chapter 7: Module Loading Backbone.js with RequireJS
Why Use RequireJS?
Using RequireJS
Loading Our Own JavaScript With RequireJS
Shims
Summary
Chapter 8: Additional Concepts: Data Binding
Chapter 9: Additional Concepts: Specialized Notification Views
Options
Chapter 10: Extending Backbone.js
Extending Classes
Creating New Classes
Conclusion
Appendix A: Code Samples & Repos
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